1. The dean of Doctoral College shall advise to exclude a PhD student from the doctoral program whose progress in the work is deemed unsatisfactory, following a negative Doctoral Year Review (DYRF). The exclusion shall be endorsed by the dean of school/faculty, the dean of Doctoral College and approved by the provost.

2. PhD student may withdraw from her/his doctoral program at any time, by filling out the Withdrawal Form (WF). In such a case, no readmissions are allowed, and all future admissions will be subjected to Article 3.

3. A PhD student whose absence exceeds one semester, without an official and approved interruption (refer to article 6), will be automatically excluded from his/her doctoral program.

4. In case of exclusion or withdrawal from a doctoral program, the University retains ownership of the results and rights to use the intellectual property.